Writing in Second-Person – Creating Voice (NFMT p. 215) (Use after Creating a Scene)
In second person point of view, the narrator tells the story to another character using "you"; the story is being told through the addressee's point of view. (About.com)
Share books or articles written in second person (or read excerpts from p. 200, then the model on p. 215, bottom).
Snail in the Woods – Ryder (594.3 RYD)
Where Butterflies Grow – Ryder (595.78 RYD)
Chipmunk Song – Ryder (599.32 RYD)
Jaguar in the Rainforest – Ryder (E RYD)
Discuss the voice in these examples. Make sure students understand what second person does.
Using the bat opening scenes, change these into second person paragraphs.
After writing, kids will share.
Ask: What did you notice about writing in the second person?
Did writing in the second person help you connect to your audience in a variety of ways?
When would it be best to use this type of writing?
Was it easier or more difficult to write using second-person voice? How so?
First Person In the subjective case, the singular form of the first person is “I,” and the plural form is “we.” “I” and “we” are in the subjective case because either one can be used as the subject of a sentence. You constantly use these two pronouns when you refer to yourself and when you refer to yourself with others. Second Person You use the second-person point of view to address the reader, as I just did. The second person uses the pronouns “you,” “your,” and “yours.” We use these three pronouns when addressing one, or more than one, person. Second person is often appropriate for e-mail messages, presentations, and business and technical writing Third Person The third person is the most common point of view used in fiction writing and is the traditional form for academic writing. Authors of novels and composers of papers use “he,” “she,” or “it” when referring to a person, place, thing, or idea (from http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/first-second-and-third-person.aspx)
In second person point of view, the narrator tells the story to another character using "you"; the story is being told through the addressee's point of view. (About.com)
Using the bat opening scenes, change these into second person paragraphs.
First Person
In the subjective case, the singular form of the first person is “I,” and the plural form is “we.” “I” and “we” are in the subjective case because either one can be used as the subject of a sentence. You constantly use these two pronouns when you refer to yourself and when you refer to yourself with others.
Second Person
You use the second-person point of view to address the reader, as I just did. The second person uses the pronouns “you,” “your,” and “yours.” We use these three pronouns when addressing one, or more than one, person. Second person is often appropriate for e-mail messages, presentations, and business and technical writing
Third Person
The third person is the most common point of view used in fiction writing and is the traditional form for academic writing. Authors of novels and composers of papers use “he,” “she,” or “it” when referring to a person, place, thing, or idea
(from http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/first-second-and-third-person.aspx)